Railcar AEC GWR Profile and Models

Railcar AEC GWR

GWR Railcar No.22 at The Didcot Railway Centre in May 2019. © Justin Foulger

In the 1930s, the Great Western Railway introduced a number of successful railcar vehicles onto their network, which survived in regular use into the 1960s. They experimented with different designs into the 1940s, ending with the GWR Swindon-built batches which featured dual AEC 105 bhp engines. These later designs featured angular bodywork, which contrasted the streamlined bodies of the originals and earned them the "razor edge" nickname. Two of the Swindon-built units still survive in preservation.

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

Single Diesel Railcar

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Dates

1940 to 1942

Total Built

19

Power Output

210 hp

Top Speed

63 to 80 mph

Passenger Capacity

48

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Local Passenger

In Service Until

1962

Surviving Examples

2

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Anbrico GWR 1936 GWR Diesel Rail car Kit (Motor not included) Requires assembly Not set GWR
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1936 GWR Diesel Rail car Kit (Motor not included) Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Keyser (K's) KGWRRAILCAR GWR, Diesel railcar number 19 Kit Requires assembly Not set KGWRRAILCAR
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GWR, Diesel railcar number 19 Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt (unknown brand) No image available Not set Not set KB267
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GWR Diesel Railcar No.19 in Brown & Cream. Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt (unknown brand) No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB567
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GWR Railcar No.23 in Crimson and Cream - Built from unknown Kit - EM Gauge BR crimson and cream
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Westward WK3 GWR Diesel Railcar No. 35 & 36 Kit Requires assembly Not set WK3
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GWR Diesel Railcar No. 35 & 36 Kit Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge Langley No image available Requires assembly Not set B4a
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G.W.R. Diesel Parcels Railcar Body Kit Unpainted
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) WJVintage No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set WJV01025
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GWR Railcar Awaiting Categorisation